Eat Healthy – Live long, Live strong
When the summer sun is blazing and you’re craving a light, refreshing dish, look no further than a Cantaloupe Salad. This delightful fruit salad combines the sweetness of ripe cantaloupe with the zing of mint and a hint of tanginess from lime. It’s the perfect dish to enjoy on a hot summer day, whether as…
Jamaican cuisine is famous for its bold and vibrant flavors, and one dish that truly embodies this culinary tradition is Jamaican Pepper Steak. This dish combines succulent strips of steak with a medley of aromatic spices and bell peppers to create a mouthwatering, spicy, and savory experience. If you’re a fan of Caribbean cuisine or…
Get ready to embark on a flavor-packed fiesta that’s as colorful as it is delicious! Our “Savory Corn and Black Bean Fiesta” is a no-cook sensation that brings together the zest of lime, the crunch of bell peppers, and the creaminess of black beans for a party on your plate. With a zesty dressing that’ll…
Elegant enough for the first course of a dinner party – but easy enough for a weeknight side dish – these roasted pears stuffed with dried cranberries, walnuts, and goat cheese are a healthy and tasty way to top a bed of lightly dressed greens. Pears are a wonderful fruit to roast because they become…
I’m thinking about bringing back the all-American “Friday pizza night”. Or, if not every Friday, then at least making pizza one night every week. With pizza dough available at most grocery stores these days and infinite possibilities for toppings, homemade pizza couldn’t be an easier or more fun weekday meal. For this Southwestern-style pie, I…
Now that the sugar rush of Halloween has passed, I bet you’re either a) done with sweets for a while or b) looking for a healthier way to satisfy your sweet tooth. If your answer is a), then I can’t help you because I have a daily desire for sweets… which obviously means if your…
Sour Cream & Onion Dip… kinda, sorta because there’s neither sour cream nor onions in this dip – well, there’s granulated onion – but it does taste like sour cream & onion. Whipped cottage cheese and Greek yogurt team up to form the creamy component of the dip, which is flavored with dill pickle juice, granulated onion…
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means one thing when it comes to food: chocolate. I’ve combined two classic chocolate desserts – brownies & dark chocolate – into perfect little two-bite treats. The inside of these chocolate cups is actually comprised of walnuts, dates, cocoa powder, and a few flavor additions, but it tastes so similar to brownie…
John and I have a running joke that we eat a lot of “kid food” in our house (this started before Lily was born, by the way). I make pizza every Friday night, John grills burgers on a regular basis throughout the summer, and he also makes some killer baked chicken fingers (I should encourage…
Have you ever had spaghetti squash? If not, allow me to introduce you to a rather bizarre – but quite delicious – member of the squash family… a member that appears to have been cross-bred with a plate of spaghetti. The squash is baked until soft, cut open, and scraped of its pulp to reveal…